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Application led August 6, 1912. Serial No. 713,525.

To alt lwhom I? may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMES A. Coornu, citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Saline, in the county of Van Zandt and Stute of Texas,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Fruit-Cutters andJuice-Extractors, of which the fola removable housing carrying the knifeand.

provided with a discharge chute having perforations, whereby vthe juicemay be delivered into a receptacle and the seeds and rind ejected to oneside; and the provision of a readily removable knife.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an scribed thatwillbe strong, durable, eiiicient, and simple and comparativelyinexpensive to construct, also one in which the several parts will notbe likely to get out of workingorden lWith the above and other objectsin View the invention has relation to certain novel features or'construction and operation, an example of which is described in thefollowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of the apparatusz Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view, Fig. 3 is a detail of the plunger, Fig. 4 is a crosssection on the line S--S of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a cross section on thelineof Fig. l, and F ig. G is a detail of the plunger operating means.

in the drawings the numeral l designates a cylindrical metal barrelhaving an clongated boss 2 along one side which oifers a iiat face forsecuring the barrel to a fixed' supporting surface. rThe barrel has oneend 3, solid and the other end open. Adjacent the end 3 the barrel iscut out and the remaining web A: is reamed out to receive a tubularhousing 5 in suoli a way apparatus of the character de-4 that the innersurface of the housing will be flush with the inner surface of thebarrel.

The ends of the housing are supported on flanges G which with the webextend substantially around the housing thus pei-initting it to beremoved and yet holding it in place, as shown in Fig. 4. The forward endof the housing has an integral wall or plug 7 adjacent which a dischargeopening S is provided. From the lower portion of this opening adischarge 9 projects laterali;v from the housing. -This chute extendsdownward at an angle and is provided with an `upstanding marginal ange10, which guides the juice to the perforations.

Near the opening 8 a knife ll is disposed vertically in the housing.This knife is passed through longitudinal slots so as to present itscutting edge to the fruit and is provided with a head 12 which rests onthe upper side of the housing and supports tbe knife. The housing may beremoved from the barrel and the knife removed from the housing; thus theparts are readily accessible :and cleanable.

A plunger 14 is slidable in the barrel. This plunger has a soft core, aswood, siirrounded by a metal sleeve. Along one side of the plunger teeth15`are pressed into the lsleeve and engage with the teeth of a segment16 formed on the inner end of a haiidle lever 17. The lever is pivotedbetween ears 18 projecting from the barrel and the segmentengages theteeth 15 through a slot 19 in the barrel between the ears, as shown inFil?. 6. A guide pin 2O is passed through the punger and has its endsengaging in longitudinal guide slots 2l provided iii the barrel.

The parts are related so that the lever lT will be forward adjacent thehousing 5 when the plunger is retracted, which is its noi-iiial osition.With the plunger iii this position its forward end is adjacent an inletopening 22 formed in a boss 23 on the upper side of the barrel, the saidopening thus being between tlie plunger and the housing. The boss isshouldered to receive a tubular glass magazine 24 disposed verticallyand provided witli a cap Q5 at its upper end. At the bottoni of themagazine an outwardly directed llange 26 having a recess QT is providedas shown in Figs. 2 and ri pin extends inward from the boss and inplacingthe magazine the pin passes through the recess 27 so that theflange stands below said pin und thus by giving the magazine a slightturn the recess is moved from under the pin which beni-ing on the flangemaintains the magazine in un upright position.

liruit such :is limes being placed in the niiigszine willstund'superposed, the lowermost lime being in the barrel in 4the path ofthe plunger. ne Wishing to cut n. lime and extract the juice places nglass under the chute 9 und swings the lever 17 away from the chute. Bymeans of the segment 16 the plunger is moved forward thus carrying thelinie into engagement 'with the knife 1l. lhe plunger has a verticalslot 29 which receives the knife after the lime has been forced pastseid knife and severed. Continued movement of the plunger forces the'severed lime into engugement with the Wall s against which it iscompressed. The juice is thus expelled and passes down the chute 9 andthrough the perforutions to the glass (not shown). The Wells 3 and 7give ample thickness und rigidity to withstand the compression of thelime. When the lever is swung in the opposite direction the plunger iswithdrawn to its normal position, thus reluising the severed andcompressed linie which is free to roll down the chute and over theflange l0 to waste. When the plunger passes from under the inlet opening22, another lime Will drop into the barrel in the path of said plungerand in postionfor suc cessive operations.

. lt is ap arent that the operator is not required to andle the fruitafter it' is placed in the magazine and the entire apparatus isaccessible for inspection l/Vhat lclaim, is: 1. ln a fruit cutter undjuice extractor,nn

elongated barrel having e cut-away portion at one endend a fruit `inletbetween said out# sway portion and the other end of the bar rel, ehousing removably supported in the cut-sway portion of the barrel, aplunger operating in the barrel under the inlet thereoi 'und havingpassage into the housing, u iuiife mounted in the housing in the path ofand cleansing.4

thev plunger, and ine-ans for operating the plunger.

2. ln a fruit cutter und juice extractor, un

elongated barrel having a cut-away portion :it one endand a fruit inletbetween said cut` away portion and the other end of the burrel, ahousing removably supported in the cut-away portion of the barrel, aplunger operating in the barrel underthe inlet thereof and havin passageinto the housing, a knife mounte inthe housing in the path of theplunger, teeth on the lunger, and :i handle lever having a toothecsegment engaging the plunger teeth through the wall of the barrel.

3. ln n fruit cutter und juice extractor, :i barrel having a fruitinlet, a plunger in the barrel operating under the inlet, n removablehousing fitting in the barrel and having a discharge opening and u solidwall at one end, and e knife removably supported in the housing.

4. ln a fruit cutter and juice extractor, :i barrel having n fruitinlet, a plunger in the barrel operating under the inlet, a rcniorablehousing fitting in the barrel und having a discharge opening und a solidwill '.it one end, a knife removably supported in the housing, and achute provided with pei-forutions and extending from the housing nt thedischarge opening thereof.

5. In a. fruit cutter and juice extractor, fr ybarrel having a fruitinlet, a fruit magazine mounted over the inlet of the barrel, e. plungermounted in the barrel, :i lever having loperating connection with theplunger, a

housing removably mounted in the barrel 4und rovided with a dischargeopening, und ia knife mounted in the housing.

nvtestimony whereof l have signed my yname to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnessess JAMES fi. COGPER.

il. C. Coorriz.

of this potent muy Toe obtained for rive cents euch, by :addressing theCommissioner of Entente.,

Washington, E. C.

